Friedrich Leopold | |
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Prince of Prussia | |
Born |
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
14 November 1865
Died | 13 September 1931 Krojanke manor, Landkreis Flatow, West Prussia |
(aged 65)
Spouse | Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Issue |
Princess Viktoria Margarete Prince Friedrich Sigismund Prince Friedrich Karl Prince Friedrich Leopold |
House | House of Hohenzollern |
Father | Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia |
Mother | Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau |
Joachim Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Leopold Prinz von Preußen (14 November 1865 in Berlin – 13 September 1931 Krojanke manor, Landkreis Flatow, Posen-West Prussia) was a son of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, married in 1854.
On 24 June 1889 he married in Berlin Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (8 April 1866 in Kiel – 28 April 1952 in Bad Nauheim), a sister of Empress Auguste Viktoria, wife of Emperor Wilhelm II.
At age 10 in 1875 Kadett, in 1885 Premierlieutnant (Oberleutnant), 1888 Rittmeister (Hauptmann), 1890 Major and 1893 Oberst.
In the same year promoted to Generalmajor, commander of the Gardes du Corps, a Cuirassiers regiment of the 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade. Colonel-in-Chief of the Austrian k.u.k. Husarenregimentes Nr. 2 Friedrich Leopold, Prinz von Preußen (since 17. April 1742).
1898 Generalleutnant, leader of Kavallerieinspektion Potsdam. In 1902 General der Kavallerie. Served during Russian-Japanese War (1904–1905) as counselor in the Russian HQ. 1907 Generalinspektor of the Army, 10 September 1910 Generaloberst.